Pang Tong knew clearly that there was an ambush at Luofengpo, so why did he go to die?

Pang Tong's death was an accident. He did not die knowingly that there was an ambush, nor was he trying to compete with Zhuge Liang, nor was it to give Liu Bei an excuse to attack Liu Zhang. It was just an accident. Pang Tong died from a stray arrow while attacking Luocheng (today's Guanghan City, Sichuan Province). If anyone is responsible for Pang Tong's death, it is Liu Bei.

When Pang Tong followed Liu Bei to Sichuan, Liu Bei was going to meet Liu Zhang in Fucheng (today's Mianyang City, Sichuan). Pang Tong suggested to Liu Bei: capture Liu Zhang while he was meeting with Liu Zhang, so that Yizhou would not need to be conquered. Fight and win. Liu Bei refused, on the grounds that if he rashly captured Liu Zhang when he had just arrived in Yizhou and before his kindness and benevolence had been established, wouldn't he be losing his moral integrity to the people of the world?

Obviously, Pang Tong and Liu Bei considered the problem from different angles. Pang Tong considered the matter from a strategic perspective. If he captured Liu Zhang during the meeting, he would suffer the least loss and the shortest time. Liu Bei is considering political issues. If he captures Liu Zhang in this way, he will lose his morality to the people of the world, and then I, Liu Bei, will not be able to gain a foothold in the world. Whether you call Liu Bei fake benevolence or hypocrisy, Liu Bei obviously had his own plan, and it was this plan that caused Pang Tong to die in the battle against Luocheng. If it hadn't been for Liu Bei's choice, would Pang Tong have died?

After this meeting, Liu Zhang returned to Chengdu, and Liu Bei came to Jiameng Pass. At this time, Pang Tongyong proposed to Liu Bei the upper, middle and lower strategies for attacking Liu Zhang: The best strategy is: select elite soldiers, A direct sneak attack on Chengdu was carried out day and night. The middle strategy is: first use tactics to get rid of the Baishui Pass guards Yang Huai and Gao Pei, and then lead the army to attack Chengdu openly. The next strategy is to retreat directly to Baidi City, and then join forces with the Jingzhou Army to attack Liu Zhang together.

But this time, Liu Bei gave up the best strategy and chose the middle strategy, attacking Liu Zhang in Chengdu step by step. It was Liu Bei's choice that cost Pang Tong his life in Luocheng. Liu Bei fought against Liu Zhang for almost three years. When they were about to reach Chengdu, Liu Zhang's subordinate Zhang Ren and Liu Zhang's son Liu Xun guarded Luocheng. After taking Luocheng, they marched to Chengdu. Liu Bei led his army to attack Luocheng. Zhang Ren was killed by Liu Bei's army, while Liu Xun held on to Luocheng. When Pang Tong led his army to attack Luocheng, he was hit by a stray arrow and died in battle.

Pang Tong died in battle in Luocheng, not Luofengpo. After Pang Tong died in battle, Liu Bei personally selected a geomantic treasure land as a cemetery for Pang Tong. This place was called Luofengpo. He was buried in Luofengpo.